Mrs Joyce Arabella Hayman OAM, long time member of MU Sydney, has been honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to the community through the Mothers' Union
Mrs Hayman, who has just turned 88, was known for her work in a variety of Anglican churches in New South Wales and beyond, along with her husband, the late Reverend Theo Hayman.
She was the coordinator of the MU Social Responsibility Committee, from 1972-1980 and remained an active volunteer until 2007. Joyce is now a Diocesan Member of MU Sydney.
The OAM citation specifically mentioned the fact that Mrs Hayman initiated and coordinated the ‘Tea and Sympathy’ program, now known as the ‘Courts Program’ based at the Children’s and Juvenile Courts in Sydney and Wollongong.
